When I made the transition from working in American Politics to learning about Privacy, the first tidbit of information I was given was that there was a difference in terminology between the American and the European practice. In America, we use the term Privacy but in Europe they use the term D...

My path towards a career in the privacy field was a circuitous route. As a perennially engaged Political Organizer and activist, information privacy and data management would not have been the most obvious path for my next endeavor. However, after serving on a campaign that featured the most famo...

My wife and I went to a favorite pizza place the other day. It is a small chain that has a loyalty program. The server, having seen us on a few other occasions, asked us if we wanted to sign up. All we needed to do was provide an email address, phone number, and name […]

I recently had a conversation with a colleague about privacy impact assessments, PIAs, and the tools available to administer them. We quickly became philosophical, trying to weigh whether a generic tool would work or if something that is organization specific is necessary.

Recently, I have been researching the laws about electronic and direct marketing communications, also called CEMs (commercial electronic messages). There are many countries that do not have laws that regulate the use of these marketing techniques, but it is important to understand how those that...

Six months ago, I attended my first IAPP Summit in Washington D.C. In September, I went to the 2014 IAPP Privacy Academy in San Jose; I have to say that I got a lot more out of this event. This had very little to do with the actual content and people there, and more to […]

Every time I read the news it seems there is a new data breach impacting client or employee privacy. Just last week UPS, Supervalu, Community Health Systems, North Dakota University, Shaw’s / Star Market / Albertson’s, and Schnucks have all been mentioned in articles related to new ...

Studying for any exam is nerve racking. Students always have questions, such as the following: What is the format of the test? How many questions? What will be covered? What should I study? I asked all of these when I began preparing for the IAPP Foundation exam.

As a first timer to the IAPP Summit, I have to say it was a great experience. I met with many privacy professionals and learned about some great ways others have dealt with their organizations privacy issues. The keynotes were exceptional and the different sessions I went to were extremely inform...